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* * * Public Notice * * * 

Four Corners Power Plant 

Announcement of Final Permit Decision to Issue a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration Permit and Minor NSR Permit in Indian Country 

PSD Permit No. NN 14-01 

Tribal Minor NSR Permit: T-002-NN 

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) is issuing its final decision to grant 

conditional approval, in accordance with the Clean Air Act for the addition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) 

systems at Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP). EPA is issuing a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit 

and Minor New Source Review (NSR) Permit in Indian Country that grants conditional approval to Arizona Public 

Service Company (APS), in accordance with the PSD regulations (40 CFR 52.21) and the Minor NSR regulations 

for Indian Country (40 CFR 49.151-161). The permit authorizes APS to construct and operate SCR systems, 

including ancillary equipment, on two existing coal-fired electric steam generating units at FCPP (hereinafter, the 

FCPP SCR Project). The address for APS is P.O. Box 35, Fruitland, NM 87416-0355. The location for the FCPP SCR 

Project is at the existing FCPP located at the end of San Juan County Road 6675 in Fruitland, NM. 

During the public comment period and public hearings, EPA received written and oral comments regarding its 

proposed permit action to approve the FCPP SCR Project. EPA has carefully reviewed the public hearing 

testimony and each of the written comments submitted and, after consideration of the expressed views of all 

commenters, the pertinent Federal statutes and regulations, and additional material relevant to the application 

and contained in our Administrative Record, EPA has made a decision, in accordance with 40 CFR 52.21, to issue 

a final PSD permit and, in accordance with 40 CFR 49.151-161, to issue a final Tribal Minor NSR permit to APS. 

Key portions of the Administrative Record for this decision (including the final permit, all public comments, EPA’s 

responses to the public comments, and additional supporting information) are available through a link at our 

website, www.epa.gov/region09/air/permit/r9-permits-issued.html#psd, or at www.regulations.gov (search for: 

EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0545). 

Copies of the final permit and EPA’s responses to the public comments, and the Administrative Record for this 

action, may also be viewed in person, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at the EPA Region 9 

address below. Due to building security procedures, please call Lisa Beckham at (415) 972-3811 to arrange a visit 

at least 48 hours in advance. Hard copies of the final permit and EPA’s responses to the public comments are 

available upon request at the following: 

E-mail: R9airpermits@epa.gov

U.S. Mail: Lisa Beckham (AIR-3) 

U.S. EPA Region 9 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105-3901 

Phone: (415) 972-3811 
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The contact information above may also be used to request copies of other portions of the administrative record 

for this action. Lisa Beckham can also be reached through EPA Region 9’s toll-free general information line at 

(866) 372-9378. 

Within 30 days after the service of notice announcing this final permit decision, any person who filed comments 

on the proposed permit for the FCPP SCR Project or participated in any of the public hearings for the FCPP SCR 

Project may petition EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to review any condition of the final permit. 

Persons who did not file comments or participate in the public hearings may petition for administrative review 

only to the extent of changes from the proposed to the final permit decision. The petition must include a 

statement of the reason(s) for requesting review by the EAB, including a demonstration that any issues being 

raised were raised during the public comment period to the extent required by the regulations at 40 CFR Part 

124 and when appropriate, a showing that the conditions in question are based on 1) a finding of fact or 

conclusion of law which is erroneous, or 2) an exercise of discretion or an important policy consideration which 

the EAB should, in its discretion, review. Please see 40 CFR 124.19 and visit http://www.epa.gov/eab/ for 

important information regarding the procedures for appeal of a PSD permit decision to the EAB. 

EPA’s permit for the FCPP SCR Project shall become effective 30 days after the service of notice of the final 

permit decision, unless a petition for review is properly and timely filed with the EAB per 40 CFR 124.19 or 40 

CFR 49.159(d). In the event that a petition for review is filed with the EAB, construction of the facility is not 

authorized under this permit until resolution of the EAB petition(s). See 40 CFR 124.16. 

***Please bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons who would be interested in this matter.***